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The Penn's Grove record., 1887-10-29


In Dec. 1884 l. 8. Johnson a Co, 70 Custom
House St. Boston, . ass. offered eizht premL.
ums payable in god coin, which t1ey my crst-
ted a great interest among people VINO kept
hens, 90 much 50. In fact, that they authorize
Us TO say that they shall oner Nov lsf, 1851,
smother list OF prem ums for the best results
from the use Of sheridan's Powder to Make
Hens Lay. OF course all who compose cannot
get one of the premiums. but sOme OF the last
years reports sent US show that the parties ought
10 have been well SATISFIED lfthey had moi received
any other benefit than the increase OF eggs they
got while making the trial. For example the nrs.
premium was TWENTY-FIVE dollars taken by {. A.
French. Washington, N. IL, who fed thirty hens
week he got only ten eggs; the tnird week the hens
lai1 201 eggs, and the eighth week 20s eggs. Dur
ing the eight weeks trial he got i39s eggs which,
al Inc price Of eggs IN Boston or New YORK mar
kets in m~id-winter, wouli nave yielded tt6.00. OF
ti.55 for each hen in eight weeks tine. Consld-
ering the small expense OF keeping a hen no AMI
nal on a farm viii pay like that. The flurtn pre-
MUM, which was ten do lars, went to MIS-. y. u.
Carlin, Conklin Centre, N. T., who In the eight
weeks received from forty hens 1907 eggs. The
fr,t week she only got 80 eggs, but the last week
21I eggs.
This clearly demonstrates that the use Of Sherl-
dams Powder to make HeH- Lay will increase the
profit several hundred per cent.
johnson a Co. Will send two IS cent packs OF
sheridan's Powder postpaid to anv address for so
cents In postage stamps or a ,arge an pound can
OF Powder lor 81 20. To each pers,n ordering a
large can as alb we they viii! send free one copy OF
the FARMERS Poultry Guide (price 25 centsl
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NEWS OF THE WEEK.

1t is reported from Cincinnati
that the U. s.. Grand jury there has
found seventy indictments against
Ex-president Harper, of the Fidtl ity
Bank; IRON seven to ten indictments
against Benjamin E. Hopkins, and ''as
many" against Annie Baldwin; also
seven against Miss Josie Holmes, Har-
per's private secretary in the bank. IL
Is also reported that Joseph Wiltshire
and two other bankers are indicted.
"A heavy snow storm set in at Wa
te'town, Dakota, on the evening of the
10th.
lin San Francisco, on the evening
of the Goth, Mrs. Clara Belle Melon
aid, defendant in a divorce suit, went
TO the reception room of the Baldwin
Hotel, where she met her father-in-law,
Richard II. Mcdonald, President OF
the Pacific Bank. She demanded $780,
0OO, which she said she would accept
as a compromise in the divorce case.
Her fatheI-in-law refused the money
w%hereupon she drew a revolver and
shot at him three times. All the bull
lets missed Their aim, and the woman
was placed under arrest. Mr.. Melon
aid was the Prohibition candidate for
Governor Of California at the last cleo.
tiou. 1Ils son, r. II. Mcdonald, Jr.,
Vice President of the Pacific Bank, is
the woman's husband.
Counterfeit postal cards have been
discovered In RIttsburg, Penna., SO
s~killfully executed that their detection
is very difficult. 1t is thought they
came from New YORK.
"A telegram from Toronto, Ontario.
says Philip Hertz, cashier of the Will
lard Tract depository, has fled to the
United states with $4,000 OF the De-
p%Ository's funds.
Two trains collided hear Shell
Mound, Tennessee, on the morning OF
the 21St, Two tramps who VT Re steal
ing IA ride were killed, and three others
seriously injured.
The boiler OF n portable saw mill
at Wes5 Brownsville. III Washington
county, Penpa., exploded Of the after
noon of the 21st, killing two brothers
,named John and William Kelly. A
Ssmed Mccain IS m~ss,ss-Utes
man hsAssoHttcafgin a"sIlg.
boiler used TO lest a new well beiI
dug for the Burlington and Nilsson
Railroad Company, in Lincoln. N,
braska, exploded on the 21st, KILN
Charles Thomas, the fireman, and 81
riously scalding two other workmen.
Nate Fiedt ricks and two chlldre
died at Findlay, ONO, on the 21st, fro
the effects Oh Paris Green eaten on Ca
bage. Mis-. Frederiuks and two 9th,
children are lying al the point of dealt
AT Allentown, Penna on the 21s
Samuel Mebus was Killed and Tit.
Sterner fatally injured by the fall of
scaffUld.
Mrs. J.AruoUx Romestat, Of Ne
Castle. PoIna., II uiece of Stephe
Girard. lie .ounder OF Girard Colleg'
says that a SUIT is about to be brougi
against tie college for the recover
of part u, It's fund for about a doze
descendants of the founder, nos
whom live III France. She says til;
Grad left property worth Sl4O,0 U0
relatives, lew Oh whom received any
1t, and 1t is now worth S75U,0UO 81
asserts that her father, jean, the younI
est brother OF Stephen, did not recei'
his portion. and that it., with 9th,
parts Of the be quest, was taken by Il
college.
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Purity and Strength

The former in the blood and the latter throughout
the system, art necessary to the ENJOYMENT Of
perfect health. The best way to secure both IL Ia
take Hoods sars lparilla, which expels all irnpurl.
ties from the blood, rouses the Kidneys and liver,
0vercomes That tired feeling, and impsrts that
freshness to the Whole body which makes one
feel perfectly wei.
II have taken sot quite a bottle OF Hoods sarsa-
5arnla, and must say 1t Is one OF the best med,-
cines for giving an appetite, purifying the blood,
and regulating the digestive orgel-, that | ever
heard Of. II did me n great deal Of good" Mrs.
N. A. STANLEY, Canastota, N. Y.
"Hood's sarsaparilla cured me of ~catarrb, sore
ness OF the bronchial tubes, and terrible head.
ache" r. GIBBONS, Hamilton, Ohio.
Hoods SarsapariIIa
Sold by all druggists 81; six for s.. Prepared only
by C. 1. HooDS CO., Apothecaries, Lowell, Mass.
100 Doses Ono Dollar
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II is reported that a frm In Paris has
patented an invention for the instanta.
neous formation Of steam, sc that it can
lie used at once In the cylinder of the
engine. A pump sends the required
quantity of water between two plate
surfaces, which are heated. and between
which there is only a capillary space.
The liquid, spreading into a thin layer.
e~vaporates instantly without going into
the ~so-called spheroidal state, and the
steam acts In the cylinder as fresh
formed steam. The speed Of the pump
is regulated by the engine.
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The former proprietor of DR.. Sage's Ca
tarrh Remedy, tor years made a standing,
public offer in all American newspapers OF
$500 1eward Tor a case of catarrh that he
conld not cure. The present proprietors
have renewed this offer. All the druggists
sell this kemtdy, together with the
"Douche," and all other appliances adj
vised TO be used in connection with it. No
catarrh patient is longer able TO say, 81
annot be cured" You get $500 in case of
failure.
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PHASES OF FEMININE NATURE
"I'm in on the HON." he said. He
had been lowering around her for sew
eral months. 'I'm In on the boom ;
I've got a lot"
$50 have l." she said. "1've got a
lot, too"
"But 1 haven't any sand."
"No; l don't think you have" she
said.
There was a pause. 1t struck him
the tone was meaningful. So he sidled
up a little closer. and, taking her hand
In a kind of bashful way, whispered:
Observation-Disclosures put our
lots together"
And Stoves first snowdrop" simply
covered both lots.
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UNETND OF HER FATHER.-Edith
Mercy me, Nellie; what has happen
edp
Nellie-My heart is broken, Edith. !
shall never smile again, never again
find music in the songs of birds, Or
Edith-Oh, it can't be. Has your
engagement with the count been brok-
en-?
Nellie-Yes.
Edith-Oh. what have you done to
him? What has happenedf
Nellie-Papa went and told him he
had lost every cent of his money.
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THE WONDERS OF INCUBATIoN.-
The hen has scarcely set on her eggs
WE'VE hours before some lineaments
If the head and body of the chicken
appear, tie heart may be seen to beat
IN the second day, it has at that time
somewhat the form of a horse shoe ,
out no blood yet appears. At the end
Of two days, two blood vessels are to
be distinguished, the pulsations OF
which are visible, one of these is the
left ventricle, and the other the root Of
the great artery.
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"Why, Brown, how short your coat Is
said Jones one day TO his friend Brown
who wittily replied eyes; but 1t will b.
long enough before ! get another" SOME
men spend so much Tor medicines tina
neither heal nor help them, that new
clothes is with them like angels visits
few and far between. Internal fevers
weakness of the lungs, shortness of brea;i
and lingering coughs. soon yield to III,
magic influence of that royal remedy, DR..
r. V. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery,
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POLISH UP THE DARK SIDE.-A
lady was once lamenting the ill luck
which attended her affair, when a
friend, wishing to console her, babe her
''lak upon the bright side" Cal"
SD, signsd, there seems to be no bright
sid "Then polish up the dark one"
vi the reply. This was sound adj
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nAFENTC Obtained, Send stamp 70,
HAN. gatent Attorney, Washington, D. c.
nAIMS, Siue.s College, Phiia,. Pa. situa
L donS furnished. Life Scholarship, $40. Write.
nOLD Is worth IS per ID. Fettits Eye saivs 4
VI worth &l00. but is sold az &c. a boz by dealers
eAFF - -afurn mail. Full Descriptisa
U66 Oatias. MOODY Z CO.. Cincinnati. Q

ANOTHER SLUR.-Visitor from the
North-"Do you write with facility, no
matter what your surroundings may
be, Col. Snort?"
mo, indeed. l find 1t very difficult
to write when there is a noise. My
best writing Is done where there is per-
feet quiet" replied Col. Snort, editor
of the Crosby County Clarion and Far
mers' indicator.
"You don't say so. What a field
there is for you If you would only move
to Philadelphia"
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Good will and a good name is gained
by many actions and lost by one

The great success of many agents EN-
ployed by b. Y. johnson & Co., of Rich
mond, is a pretty good evidence of the ex-
cellence and the popularity of the books
they offer to sell through their agents. This
is a reliable house. and any contract made
with them you can depend on will be faith
fully carried out.
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IF clstern water has acquired a foul
odor, says DR.. Kedzie, it may be de-
odorized by some oxidizing agent, such
Us chloride of soda, or Labarraque's
chlorlnated soda. This can be found
at any good druggists put up in quart
bottle for use. To get the bsst results
the material should be poured into the
bottom of the cisten, using for this
purpose a gas pipe reached to the
bottom. Two bottles, costing about
rs cents each, will clean an ordinary
clstern.
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II only a few trees for fruit are to
be planted always taken advantage of
any location that may be sheltered.
1t Is the cold winds that damage the
trees In winter, and especially peach
trees. The south side OF a barn, stable
Or clubhouse of any kind will greatly
assist in breaking the force of winds.
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"OH, DEARI" exclaimed Henderson,
81 wish l knew something about ms.
toryl" Every commendable aspira.
tion," replied Fogg: ''but why do you
particularize history?"
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IT will surprise old-fashioned poultry
growers to learn that the common hawk
is regarded as a valuable bird. He
destroys one hundred field mice for
every chicken, and il there is a fair
amount of shrubbery around the hen
yard very few chickens will be lost
from his depredations.
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In storing II spread them out so
That the air a get to them. They
will not keep well if piled up,
but in a cool place there will he no diff.
iculty with them If they be spread in
hin layers. No decayed onions should
be allowed, as they may damage all.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-10-29

A GREAT loss In many farms is oc-
easioned from the fact that the fields
are not uniformly fertile In all their
parts. If they are naturally the same
kind Of soil the evening-up process will
be comparatively easy. Sometimes the
defect will be found in a depression
where stagnant water remains. Here
undertaking will make the waste
place at least as good as the balance of
the field, and probably somewhat better.
In such places u%nderdrains will often
pay for themselves in u single crop, for
when they are mad they enable the
entire field to be plowed and the crop
10 be got In earlier and In better condl.
lou.
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The WAY OF THE WoRLD.-Anx,
lou Observation-Disclosures, did papa have
his salary increased when he was mar.
ried.
Omaha Matron-No, my child.
VI don't suppose he had any money
saved up. did hep"
Mot a penny. he spent all he earn
ed.
did you get along comfortablyP"
I'VE were very happy"
well, you know George hasn't been
able to save a cent, but"
see here, if that poverty-stricken
fellow dares to show his face here
again I'll get your father to kick him
out"
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-10-29

If you do not wish to become poor
quickly. do not hurry to become
rich.
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1T is a mistake to suppose that sour,
Iermented slop for hogs is better than
afresh mixture that is sweet and clean.
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The number OF flowers produced by
the palms Is astonishing, no less than
IL 900 having been counted in Aspathe
of the date. and 207,00o In one of a
species in AlfonsIa.
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Nothing IKE cams Kidney cure for Dropsy,
Gravel, Brlght's, Heart, urinaryor Liver Diseases
Nervousness, &c. Cure guaranteed. once, 81
Arch ST., Phlia- 81 a bottle, 6 Tor 500, Druggists
Try n.
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"YEs," remarked Dumley, at the
supper table. 81 was a soldier in the
late war, and if I do say it myself, l
was a good one."
Presently Featherly broke tue awful
silence:
Were you wounded, Dumley?" he
asked. ,4, u.a. ntrh~
~
"N-no, but after the BATTLE of Bull
Run I was reported among the killed
But tue report was corrected"
Corrected to among the missing
suppose" said Featherly, helping him
self to butter.
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A MIXTURE of borse manure and
mari makes an excellent fertilizer for
apple trees, Late in the season the
trunks of the trees and ground may be
,prinkled with lime. ALI weeds in the
orchard should now be cut down.
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Men love to hear of their power, but
have an extreme disrelish to be told
their duty.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-10-29

ROYAL GLUE mends anythingl Broken Chi
ua, Glass, Wood. Free Vials ut Drugs y Gro.
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A GREAT mistake is often commit
ted in growing roots, in the ambition
Of obtaining such as are of large size,
and getting an extra quantity per acre.
We ought rather to strive for those of
medium size, and of the best quality;
for IL bushel of these may contain
more nutriment than two, OF even three
| bushels Of Over.grown specimens; and,
furthermore, greatly lessen the labor
of digging, storing, and feeding. We
have seen roots so large AS to be little
better than wooden. Animals would
0ot eat them unless excessively hungry,
and when they did so. they were more
Or less lndigestible, and afforded little
nutriment.
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SHARP PRACTICE.-Petted Bride
"Here Is the bill for that fur cloak that
l told you about. It's lovely"
1ndulgent Husband Cooking at bill
-"Great Scottl You said you could
get that cloak for a mere song"
$50 L did,"
do you mean to say that amount
represents u mere song2"
"Yes, a Patti song"
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When what is good comes of age and
is likely to live, there is reason for re-
ioiclng.
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We Judge. In this world, not by in
tention, but by result.
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FLORIDA; ats Advantages and Drawbacks
For tins book free, or Florida maps, books, lands or
tickets, address o NJ .CBOSBY, Box ISL, New York
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an account Of the herring fisheries 10
Iceland has a great interest in view of
the fact that SO large a proportion of
the chief food of European populations
| is sent from them. The behring's are all
caught in the ponds and not in the open
sea. Many Norwegian ships frequent
the Icelaad wat rs and take up their
positions at yarious slaLions along the
| shores, which consist of mere rough
huts. These Norwegian fishing smacks
are very small in comparison with those
either Of England or America, but are
considerably larger than those used by
| the Icelanders themselves. The net In
which the behring's are caught Is all In
one piece, and should a shoal of her.
| rings prove too heavy for the boat, the
ends of the net are anchored inshore
and the boats loaded with as many as
they can carry from within by bag nets
on the ends Of long poles; those that
cannot be carried away at once remain
enclosed in the net until the next day,
when the fish are as lively as ever. The
size OF these herring nets varies from 20
fathoms long by 5 fathoms deep 10 l5U
fathOms long by 20 fatEoms deep. They
are only of half-inch mesh and are used
in Norway for sprats and behring's alike.
The Lancet says that about three
| fourths of the weight OF the body of
man is constituted by the fluids he con.
sumes, and the remaining fourth by the
amount OF solids he approprlates. 1t is
therefore no figure OF speech to say
| that food makes the man. We might
| even put 1t more lorcibly and say that
man Is his food. 1t is strictly and lit
orally that ''he who drinks beer thinks
beer" 1t cannot obviously be q
matter Of indifference what a man
| eats and drinks. He is, In fact, choos-
ing his animal aud moral character
when he selects his food, a reflection
which is sufficiently hard for those
whose fate compels them to live at res
taurants. The Lancet then draws a
parallel between the animals whose
feelings and development are affected
by the quality of the food provided and
the exercise gwen them, and man, the
superior animal. who is. nevertheless,
very much at the mercy of his stomach.
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-Savsnts say that only the female
mosquito bites, and then experience
comes In and says that if this Is true,
ninety-nins Of every hundred are fe-
males,
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SUNFLowER seed is often fed to
poultry, but If too much be given It
will cause the feathers to fall off as it
promotes early molsing.
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Imitation and sham in any character
are but synonyms for weakness.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-10-29

Genius is so rare that it must impress
one when one meets it.
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ALTHOUGH it is supposed that the
log eats anything, yet 1t rejects many
grasses and weeds that are readily
eaten by sheep and cattle.
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fanure is the farmers savings bank.
latnips Is regarded as a valuable
Iat for bees,
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NOT A BAD OUTLooK.-"You must
understand, Mr.. Dumley, in seeking
the hand of my daughter" SAID the old
man, ''that she will bring youno dowry
until after my DEATH"
81 understand, sir,' responded Dunn
ley hopefully; ''but you must bear in
mind, roy dear sir, that you are getting
well on in years."
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The man who cannot mind his own
business, Is not to be trusted with the
kings.
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FACETlA.

WHAT ENHANCING MUsIc.-Mr.
DeGoode ito lady friend in front of him
at the o%pera)-I am glad to see. Miss
Bright, that you do not remain away
from the opera simply because a ballet
is necessary to its perfect representa-
tion.
Miss Bright greatly enjoy the
ballet.
Don't see how any one could help
IL; the musis is so divine. l would not
have the ballet music omitted for any
thing Dy the way, do you, know Miss
bright, that your hat is enormously
highp"
yes. it's a shame, but it won't stop
the music, and III remove 1t after the
ballet"
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's 49, 1oSthAi
.ured a rich old
q to their strong
holding him for a
was fined 500 in
urt, at New York,
tempting to ship
,e's Line OF steam
marking them, rs
anged throughout
the 2Sd and Gath,
MED on the Upper
snow storm, A
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He LOOKED THE PART WE'LL
Young Mar Ito western young LADY,
Yaas. I'm a member of the Hare and
Hounds club. y'know. AT last meet l
was one OF the hares.
Western Young Lady-What do you
mean by hare, Mr.. sissy
Young Man--They are called rabbits
in this country, l believe.
Western young Lady-Oh, yes, those
sweet Htle animals with such long
ears. How'nice!
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fAE: MILES

RENEWING FRUIT PLANTATIONS.
After n regulations has been made
N the strength of superior berries we
sannot keep up this acquisition unless
proper and timely precautions are taken
toward that end. Early and frequent
renewing; with good culture while a
patch is new, so as to force 1t to do all
that is possible, Is the surest key TO
success that l know Of, and an in1alli-
hle remedy for lax custom. A broken
Town fruit garden yields but poor iruit,
nd the demand for such is equally as
poor, old and feeble plantation always
give way to the young and vigorous
ones, which comes on with their loads
II large and perfect fruit, tempting
he buyer beyond resistance. o. course,
the cost and labor Of growing fruit In
his way is very much increased over
he usual method, but the profits are
increased amazingly and in full proper
tho !, and will always be found a sure
and pleasing result, able and willing to
tip the balance the right way-into the
growers pocket. The first indication
Of weakening is the time for action;
don't depend on that patch any more,
but as 500 AS possible prepare to plant
! TO- n to take its place. You can
well remember how good and plentiful
your crops Of berries were when the
fields were new, when the roots were
in full working power, pushing q heavy
growth Of plant with corresponding
iruit. The cause was in the new and
vigorous plants, and not in the soil, as
many suppose, because l have planted
new plants on the same ground, no
manure being used, and they gave the
usual crops of new plants. The roots
Of the strawberry and blackcap rasp-
berry eve go very deep, not having as
much penetrating power as the roots Of
blackberries or red r~aspberries, n
quently are shorter lived, and need
renewing sooner.
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GIande, tnat MI
county, recently
rancher anc took
hold, where they
ransom.
Leopold Got
the y. 5. Distrld
on the 24lh, 70
matches In the I
ers without prop
required by law
"A violent 9
the Lake regioi
and It was act
Lake by . bib
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To MEASURE AN ACRE.-A handy
thing to have on a farm Is a m%easpyI"- ,
cord with which to me-
,.nha aeoess,n1 h.-s.oasure OIL acres.
~ Auanu one, procure sixty-seven feet
of strong rope, n inch round, make
a loop or fasten a ring or bar at each
end, and make these exactly sixty feet
apart. This is four rods. Then tie a
piece Of red rag in the center. One
acre Of ground will be a piece four OF
the cords (chains) long and two and
one-half wide, equal to sixteen by ten
rods, making n hundred and sixty
square rods to the acre. The advan.
tage Of the ring OF loop is that one
person a measure alone by driving a
stake in the ground to hold the rope
while he stretches it out. The rope
should be soaked in tar and dried
which will prevent its shrinking when
wet.
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MIsTooK His VoCATIoN.-"Bill."
said the Kansas editor to the new re-
porter, write up that suicide that oc-
CURED yesterday, and do 1t up in style.
How will you open your account of
it?"
"Why, I'll say. This usually
quiet village was thrown into a fever of
excitement yesterday"
"You will, eh2 You'd better 60.
young man. Idon't want areporter who
speaks of a city where the real estate
transfers In a week amount to $500 as a
usually quiet village"